Our source for Live+7 DVR ratings includes only original programs, excluding specials and repeats (which are unlikely to be heavily DVR viewed). Do the Live+7 ratings tell us anything about a show's renewal prospects we didn't already know from the Live+Same Day ratings? No. Click here to learn more.

During the sixteenth week of the 2013-2014 season (January 6-January 12, 2014),The Big Bang Theorytopped the rankings for the week's DVR viewing adults 18-49 ratings added between the Live+Same Day period (as reported in all our other ratings posts) and the Live + 7 Day measurement periods with a gain of 2.3 adults 18-49 ratings points.

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The 18-49 Demo % Increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 18-49 ratings] had the largest percentage adults 18-49 ratings increase in viewing by DVR in their adults 18-49 Live+7 audience numbers from viewers watching shows after the airdate on their digital video recorders (DVRs).

-Largest Viewership Increase From DVR Viewing for Broadcast TV Shows:

Rank

Program

Net

Viewership Live+SD (000)

Viewership Live+7 (000)

Post Airdate Absolute Viewership Increase From DVR Viewing (000)

Post Airdate % Viewership Increase from DVR Viewing

1

BIG BANG THEORY, THE-01/09/2014

CBS

20345

25281

4936

24%

2

ELEMENTARY-01/09/2014

CBS

9974

14708

4734

47%

3

PERSON OF INTEREST-01/07/2014

CBS

12120

16624

4504

37%

4

MODERN FAMILY-01/08/2014

ABC

9539

14022

4483

47%

5

CASTLE-01/06/2014

ABC

8832

13312

4480

51%

6

NCIS-01/07/2014

CBS

20838

24667

3829

18%

7

MENTALIST, THE-01/12/2014

CBS

9581

13209

3628

38%

8

CHICAGO FIRE-01/07/2014

NBC

6872

10322

3450

50%

9

BLUE BLOODS-01/10/2014

CBS

12679

16090

3411

27%

10

INTELLIGENCE-01/07/2014

CBS

16486

19733

3247

20%

11

MARVEL AGENTS S.H.I.E.L.D-01/07/2014

ABC

6631

9647

3016

45%

12

HAWAII FIVE-0-01/10/2014

CBS

10739

13755

3016

28%

13

BONES-FRI-01/10/2014

FOX

6880

9766

2886

42%

14

CHICAGO PD-01/08/2014

NBC

8589

11462

2873

33%

15

LAW AND ORDER:SVU-01/08/2014

NBC

8848

11691

2843

32%

16

GRIMM-01/10/2014

NBC

5335

7950

2615

49%

17

GOOD WIFE, THE-01/12/2014

CBS

9847

12368

2521

26%

18

PARENTHOOD-01/09/2014

NBC

4256

6744

2488

58%

19

ALMOST HUMAN-01/06/2014

FOX

6353

8810

2457

39%

20

REVENGE-01/12/2014

ABC

5708

8141

2433

43%

21

NEW GIRL-01/07/2014

FOX

3196

5625

2429

76%

22

REVOLUTION-01/08/2014

NBC

5929

8149

2220

37%

23

TWO AND A HALF MEN-01/09/2014

CBS

9579

11620

2041

21%

24

HOSTAGES-01/06/2014

CBS

4717

6703

1986

42%

25

GOLDBERGS, THE-01/07/2014

ABC

5284

7168

1884

36%

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The average viewership increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 viewers] had the largest absolute increase in average viewership by DVR between the Live + Same Day and Live + 7 day ratings measurements.

DVR (Time-shifted) Adults 18-49 Ratings – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data Live, Live+Same Day(Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs.

Live+Same Day(Live+SD) ratings include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing.

Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

DVR Ratings Increase Past Airdate - How many people watched the show on their DVRs within 7 days following the airdate

Until the 2009-2010 season, we used a show's LIVE program rating or viewership as the base upon which the LIVE+7 day DVR viewing was added. Now, the press seems to be standardizing around using LIVE+SAME DAY DVR viewing as the base for the calculations, so that's what we do now as well.

Do the Live+7 ratings tell us anything about a show's renewal prospects we didn't already know from the Live+Same Day ratings? No. Click here to learn more.

Sad The Crazy Ones didn’t make the list, hope it did something like a 3.0 in the demo and 10 millions viewers

Noel

Yayy Dracula and big increase for Enlisted as well. Elementary is already a given that it gets huge DVR viewing. Even in its worst day of ratings, Dracula got a solid increase, lets see what happens.

AdWhois

So does this have an impact?
I mean it should. Considering now shows don’t even say “tune on (whatever the night and time it airs at)” they say in the promos “set your DVR now for (whatever the night and time it airs at)”

CBSviewer

Go NCIS

Dan

@AdWhois,

No, it has virtually no impact and won’t until DVR viewing can be monetized. If you don’t watch the ads, the networks don’t get paid and so they can’t pay for the production of the show.

The only meaningful number is C+3 which is people who watch on DVR within 3 days and do not skip over the commercials.

These L+7 numbers are great for PR departments and give the networks a sense of how many eyes ultimately watch their shows however, since they don’t get paid on these numbers they are not very useful in predicting a shows future chances.

TV Addict

Damn. People really like Enlisted. Maybe it has a shot for renewal (a very big maybe)